Organizing for Transgender Rights
Collective Action, Group Development, and the Rise of a New Social Movement
1st Edition
Published on 28. February 2019
226 pages
978-1-4384-7302-4 (ISBN)
Description
Illuminates transgender activists' successful strategies to organize for social and political change in the US.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Basel/Berlin/Boston
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Digital original
Product notice
Reflowable
Illustrations
Total Illustrations: 8
Total Illustrations: 8
ISBN-13
978-1-4384-7302-4 (9781438473024)
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Anthony J. Nownes
Organizing for Transgender Rights
Collective Action, Group Development, and the Rise of a New Social Movement
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01/2020
State University of New York Press
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Anthony J. Nownes
Organizing for Transgender Rights
Collective Action, Group Development, and the Rise of a New Social Movement
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03/2019
State University of New York Press
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Person
Anthony J. Nownes is Professor of Political Science at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. He is the author of Interest Groups in American Politics: Pressure and Power, Second Edition and Total Lobbying: What Lobbyists Want (and How They Try to Get It).
Content
List of Tables and Figures
Preface
1. Introduction: Organizing for Transgender Rights in the United States
2. A Brief History of Transgender Rights Organizing in the United States
3. The Crucial Role of Grievances and Interactions
4. Interactions, Learning, and Connections
5. Overcoming the Collective-Action Problem
6. A Return to Context: Population Ecology and Political Opportunity Structure
7. The Role of Collective Identity
8. Conclusion: The Formation of Transgender Rights Interest Groups in the United States
Appendix A The Questionnaire Protocol
Appendix B Data and Methods
Notes
References
Index
Preface
1. Introduction: Organizing for Transgender Rights in the United States
2. A Brief History of Transgender Rights Organizing in the United States
3. The Crucial Role of Grievances and Interactions
4. Interactions, Learning, and Connections
5. Overcoming the Collective-Action Problem
6. A Return to Context: Population Ecology and Political Opportunity Structure
7. The Role of Collective Identity
8. Conclusion: The Formation of Transgender Rights Interest Groups in the United States
Appendix A The Questionnaire Protocol
Appendix B Data and Methods
Notes
References
Index
